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🌱 New Oglethorpe Boulevard bridge scheduled to open December 11

Albany, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • New Oglethorpe Boulevard bridge scheduled to open December 11
  • Four charged in death of Albany teen Austin Payne
  • Albany man arrested after high-speed chase in Louisiana

Also on today's calendar: Dougherty County–Albany Area YMCA Fitness Classes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cooler with plenty of sun, with a high of 64 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 32.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Contractor Schedules December Opening of New Albany Bridge (albanyceo.com) — Albany’s new Oglethorpe Boulevard bridge over the Flint River is scheduled to open December 11, according to the contractor. Replacing the 1953 crossing, it will have four travel lanes, a north-side sidewalk and a 12-foot shared-use path on the south side, plus turn lanes for Front Street at the Civic Center end.
   

2. Austin Payne, 15, Called His Mom On Halloween to Say He'd Been Shot (sandrarose.com) — Three teenagers and an adult face murder charges after 15-year-old Austin Payne was found dead in an abandoned Albany house on November 1. Police say he was shot during an armed robbery on Halloween and called his mother for help. Investigators were still working to establish the timeline of that call.
   

3. Georgia man arrested after high-speed chase in Minden (ktalnews.com) — An Albany man faces charges in Louisiana after deputies say he fled a traffic stop at speeds reaching 100 mph. Webster Parish authorities say Victor Devalt Austin Jr., 29, struck a gate, ran into woods and surrendered shortly afterward. His charges include aggravated flight from an officer and property damage.
   

4. Albany Police Officer Receives Life-Saving Kidney Transplant After Community Answers Call for Help (phoebehealth.com) — Albany police officer Quas'Jon “Q” Flowers is recovering from a kidney transplant after his wife’s friend, Mary Alice Faircloth, stepped forward as a donor. Both are doing well following the October 29 surgery in Atlanta. Flowers, 26, is taking three months off work and thanking the community that rallied around him.
   

5. Albany renter raises sewage concerns at Casa del Sol; property says it is reviewing situation (walb.com) — An Albany renter says sewage in his yard and bathtub backups have made daily life difficult at Casa del Sol. Joseph Hall says a crew installed a new line November 9, but he remains concerned about lasting repairs. Property representatives say they are reviewing the situation, and WALB is seeking inspection records.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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